The illegal wildlife trade is the second biggest international crime after drug smuggling, but one hears about it less often. Personally, I think that wildlife smugglers should be punished far more harshly than drug dealers – after all, if someone wants to inject himself with heroin or addle his brain […]
If you’ve spent any time looking into retrofitting an older home in West Cork, particularly fitting a heat pump, you’ve likely come across the advice to insulate first. The general accepted hierarchy for retrofitting your home, and the advice I give my clients, is to first insulate, then look at […]
By Mark Kirby For many families, buying a home is the largest financial decision they will ever make, and it remains one of life’s biggest ambitions. Yet one question continues to dominate conversations around kitchen tables, in work canteens, on bar stools, and even in the offices of mortgage providers […]
